Taylor-Massey Creek

Taylor-Massey Creek
Taylor-Massey Creek in Warden Woods Park, Scarborough
Taylor-Massey Creek is located in Toronto
Taylor-Massey Creek
Location of the mouth of the creek in Toronto
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
MunicipalityToronto
Physical characteristics
SourceCulvert in Terraview Willowfield Park
 • coordinates43°46′00″N 79°18′47″W / 43.76667°N 79.31306°W / 43.76667; -79.31306
 • elevation169 m (554 ft)
MouthDon River east branch
 • coordinates
43°42′12″N 79°19′59″W / 43.70333°N 79.33306°W / 43.70333; -79.33306[1]
 • elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Length16 km (9.9 mi)

Taylor-Massey Creek is a tributary of the Don River in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It flows through Scarborough and East York, where it enters the Don River. Taylor-Massey Creek has also been called Silver Creek and Scarboro Creek.

The creek is named after two prominent Toronto families. The Taylors were a wealthy family that owned and operated the Don Valley Brick Works. The Massey family owned the Massey-Harris farm equipment manufacturing company. Both families had sizable estates in the vicinity of the creek. The Massey Goulding Estate, a historic property at 305 Dawes Road, was originally part of the Massey estate and is now used as the Children's Peace Theatre.[2] The mansion was built in 1921 for Dr. Arthur Goulding and his wife, Dorothy Massey, daughter of Walter and Susan Massey.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Taylor Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  2. ^ Massey-Goulding Estate
  3. ^ Children's Peace Theatre – Massey Goulding Estate